The fourth game between Tohoku Rakuten Eagles and Orix Buffaloes will be held at Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi on April 11th at 2 PM.

[Head-to-head record] Tohoku Rakuten Eagles (4th place) vs. Orix Buffaloes (tied for 2nd place): 1 win, 2 losses

[Announced Starting Pitcher]
Tohoku Rakuten Eagles: Takahisa Hayakawa pitcher 2 wins, 1 loss in 3 games, ERA 1.74 (minor league stats)
Orix Buffaloes: pitcher Alen Kuri, 2 games, 1 win, 0 losses, ERA 1.80

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles, Takahisa Hayakawa pitcher made his first appearance of the season. Last season, he struggled, going 2-8 with ERA in just 12 games, and underwent surgery on his left shoulder in September. Although he didn't make the opening day rotation this season, he has been in good form in the minor leagues, complete game with only one runs allowed in nine innings on the 27th and boasting a 1.74 ERA in three games. Can he start his season off with a strong performance?

Orix Buffaloes who are on a three-game winning streak, Ryoma Nishikawa The player is in great form with a batting average of .362. In the game against Chiba Lotte Marines on the 9th, he hit walk-off, recording multi-hit hit for the third consecutive game. In the previous three-game series against Tohoku Rakuten Eagles, he also recorded 5 hit in 11 At Bat. He has been playing with the team since his time with Hiroshima. Alen Kuri I want to support pitcher again this time.

Written by Kai Nagi Niwa